Dodge this ball/and a hit list.

Ok, so there are some days when the idea of having to dodge dozens of rubber balls is not very appealing, especially when six guys think it’s "let’s peg Krisi day." So, how can I take something that I don't enjoy and become productive with it? Honestly, it’s about holding the mentality that in every sport, their is more to the game than the players on the field, in my case, it’s the cheer section. For example, in the book "Leading self-directed Work Teams," Fisher talks about new member’s team model and how to explain the game to them. In my case, I needed a new outlook on the sport, which began with the "consumer advocate" who is striving to "better meet the needs of the customer" or in my case, the player who lacks the ability to throw far...at all. So Sam played this role by adding a ball to the game called the "Death Ball" which only required a simple graze of the opponent to get them out of the game, in my case, the only way that I could possibly have a chance. Sam, who was leading this sport, also played the role of "trainer" which is also on this model. The trainers job is to "train others in job/skill areas" and to "continually shares knowledge with others." This helped me to discover what would work best for me in the game.

This trainer role also was evident when we played the intense card game of mafia. For our group, David explained each role and helped that we all understood strategy and strived to work as a team to catch the mafia, even when he was the mafia! Which honestly is an excellent way to play the game. This is an excellent place to practice team leadership because it is necessary for each town’s person to help discover who the mafia is, but it must be done together. Another part of the model is the "problem solver" who "understands and utilizes problem-solving techniques to regularly identify and solve problems." This was essential for our game because without strategy there is no way that the team can work together. Just like working on a project in the business world, if you don't have strategy than you go into it unorganized and their is a higher chance for failure.